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The real source of the fantastique genre is the English Gothic novel of late 1785. In addition to the emergence of fantastique themes (ghosts, the Devil, vampires), these novels, characterised by a more pronounced atmosphere of horror, introduced the ambiguity characteristic of the genre.
James Branch Cabell (1879–1958), author of Biography of the Life of Manuel; Miles Cameron, author of the Traitor Son Cycle; Trudi Canavan (born 1969), author of the Age of the Five novels; Orson Scott Card (born 1951), author of Ender's Game and Hart's Hope; Jacqueline Carey (born 1964), author of Kushiel's Legacy and The Sundering
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction which involves themes of the supernatural, magic, and imaginary worlds and creatures. [1] [2]Its roots are in oral traditions, which became fantasy literature and drama.
An important factor in the development of the fantasy genre was the arrival of magazines devoted to fantasy fiction. The first such publication was the German magazine Der Orchideengarten which ran from 1919 to 1921. [50] In 1923, the first English-language fantasy fiction magazine, Weird Tales, was created. [51]
An important factor in the development of the fantasy genre was the arrival of magazines devoted to fantasy fiction. The first such publication was the German magazine Der Orchideengarten which ran from 1919 to 1921. [55] In 1923, the first English-language fantasy fiction magazine, Weird Tales, was created. [56]
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Genre – any category of literature or other forms of art or entertainment, e.g. music, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. For example, jazz is a genre of music. Fantasy is a genre of fiction, and more specifically, a genre of speculative fiction.
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